Global Patent Index - EP 0003994 A1

EP 0003994 A1 19790919 - Lock, especially for a vehicle steering column.

Title (en)

Lock, especially for a vehicle steering column.

Title (de)

Schloss, insbesondere Lenkradschloss.

Title (fr)

Serrure, en particulier pour une colonne de direction de véhicule.

Publication

EP 0003994 A1 19790919 (EN)

Application

EP 79100509 A 19790221

Priority

GB 915678 A 19780308

Abstract (en)

A cartridge type vehicle steering column lock has at the inner end of the barrel (19) a cam (28) for driving the bolt (16) from a locking position to a releasing position. The bolt (16) includes a sleeve portion (24) which surrounds the barrel (19) and the cam (28) has a surface (23) which lies outside the circumference of the barrel (19) and faces towards the sleeve portion (24). A leaf spring (26) anchored in the sleeve portion (24) is engageable with this surface (23) to hold the bolt (16) in its releasing position when the barrel (19) is rotated towards the key-insertion position after having been turned to withdraw the bolt (16) to the releasing position. In the key-insertion position of the barrel (19), the leaf spring (26) overlies an opening (27) in the cam (28) and the bolt (16) is then held in its releasing position until the key is withdrawn by co-operation between a pawl (32) on the bolt (16) and a slider (31) mounted in the barrel (19) to project radially therefrom whilst the key is present.

IPC 1-7

E05B 65/12; B60R 25/02

IPC 8 full level

B60R 25/021 (2013.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B60R 25/02121 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0003994 A1 19790919; EP 0003994 B1 19811021; DE 2961043 D1 19811224; ES 478390 A1 19800101

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 79100509 A 19790221; DE 2961043 T 19790221; ES 478390 A 19790307